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4-H Club family in their garden: In this black and white photograph, three members of the Sauls family, two older girls dressed in skirts and a young boy in overalls, are seen planting a field in Wake County, North Carolina. The boy is shown making holes in the soil with a hoe. One of the...; Format: image/article

Balinese man hoeing terraced wet-rice field: In the center foreground of this lush scene, a Balinese man is hoeing a wet-rice field terrace level in preparation for its next round of planting. Some terraced fields at heights above and below the farmer are flooded with water, but the man is turning dark...; Format: image/photograph

Col. Fremont planting the American standard on the Rocky Mountains: Proof for a large woodcut campaign banner or poster for John C. Fremont, Republican presidential contender in 1856. Fremont is shown in full-length on a mountain peak, planting an American flag. He is clad in fringed trousers and military coat and waves a...; Format: image/poster

Rice farmer levels wet soil with hand tool before planting: A barefoot rice farmer wearing shorts, shirt, and a brimmed hat levels the muddy soil in his field with a hand tool before planting wet-rice. A thatched shelter and more tools are visible on the left, while a bush bearing red and white flowers protrudes from...; Format: image/photograph

Moving the lighthouse: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 21; After the construction of the groins, the National Park Service continued to protect the lighthouse beach with extensive sandbagging efforts, but an October storm in 1970 wiped out the sandbags. Replenishment projects followed in 1971 and 1973 on the north...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

From seed to plant: This lesson will give students an opportunity to learn about seed parts, how a plant grows, and to compare plants.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Gretchen Barkowitz.

Postal polynomials: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.6; In this lesson, students use polynomials to solve problems, and discuss how polynomials are relevant in some careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Amazing amaryllis activities: Students will use an amaryllis started from a bulb to explore the growth of the plant, measure, record and compare the growth of the leaves and the flower. They will enter the data on a spreadsheet and convert it into a graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science); By Mary Rizzo.

Savvy soil: The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humus, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Karen Smith.

Jockey's Ridge: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 9; Jockey's Ridge is the largest of the four remaining large dunes on the Outer Banks. The dune's immense size and its proximity to economic interests such as Route 158 have resulted in various attempts to control its migration. But the planting of American beach...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Man plowing his field as a part of a 4-H club peanut project: This black and white photo shows an unidentified man plowing his field as a part of a 4-H club peanut project in Chowan County, North Carolina. He is standing behind the plow, guiding it as his horse pulls. The man is walking away from the camera.; Format: image/article

The importance of rice to North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.2; Rice was a very profitable crop in the late 1600s. People in foreign lands were already familiar with it, and it was gaining popularity as a food for the growing slave trade. Rice production helped support North Carolina's economy for many years, relying largely on slave labor. The abolition of slavery marked the beginning of the end of rice plantations in North Carolina.; Format: article; By Keri Towery.

The birth of Sita: In The Ramayana, page 1.3; A painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the infant Sita sitting in a gold urn as she is discovered by a king ploughing his fields. Beside Sita's urn, which protrudes from the ground, we see the king holding a wooden plough harnessed to an ox. The...

Close-up view of the front half of a water buffalo at Mai Chau: A water buffalo tethered at Mai Chau village is seen in a close-up view of his head and front legs. A locally-made fiber harness is tied around the buffalo's head and large horns. Water buffalo are mostly gentle creatures used to pull plows and turn soil in...; Format: image/photograph

White Oak Cotton Mills: Notice!: NOTICE! Prizes will be awarded as usual this year for the best front yards and neatest kept premises. In planting vines and shrubbery at the various houses, the company does not mean or intend to take the control or arrangement of the front yards...; Format: image/poster

Screech Owl Farm School: Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Family gardening in rural North Carolina: This lesson for grade one uses a series of activities related to plants and gardening to help students learn about gardening, plant life, families, and making healthy choices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living, Science, and Social Studies); By Penny Willard.

Discovery of the Mississippi: William H. Powell's painting, Discovery of the Mississippi, depicts Hernando de Soto's encounter with the Mississippi River in 1541. De Soto was the first European to view the river. In the painting, de Soto appears in armor on a white horse,...; Format: image/painting

Historic Rural Hill Farm - Center of Scottish Heritage: Students will go back in history when they visit Historic Rural Hill Farm.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Balinese man lets irrigation water into rice field as he begins to prepare soil: A Balinese man lets irrigation water into his rice field from the flooded terrace above as he begins to prepare soil with a hoe at the lower level for transplanting seedlings. He works barefoot, deep in the mud, wearing shorts and a straw hat. A house, trees,...; Format: image/photograph

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